To offer additional confirmation that it will arrive in November, look no further than Samsung’s official Facebook page where one of our readers asked about carrier choices. As you can see from the Samsung rep’s response, it sounds like Verizon may be the only U.S. carrier initially, doesn’t it? Big Red gets it “with the initial release” while other carriers “may” see it later.

Update: And a couple of hours later, that same Samsung rep has changed her mind.

Uh oh. Samsung Janel just posted an update… “My mistake, no U.S. carrier has been determined yet. Stay tuned for updates.”

I suspect that Verizon is upto some shenanigans here. Although I would really like to see some kind of commitment from them either way, I seriously doubt that they would release two competing phones within a span of 15 days. Most likely, they just haven’t come up with a reasonable strategy to articulate that publicly.

Anonymous

Funny, since “Samsung Janel” later said: “My mistake, no U.S. carrier has been determined yet. Stay tuned for updates.”

OMJ

she just posted again it was a mistake. No carriers have been determined yet

http://twitter.com/jarays212 John Dennis

Any word on release date from Verizon?

Joe Farrell

Sad Guess it’s the SGS2 for ATT for me!

Jesse

Does anyone know if the Nexus will support multi-color LED notifications?

Anonymous

From the demo it looks like its going to be a pulsing green LED on the bottom of the device where the capacitive buttons would’ve been, no other color indicators were mentioned but it could be a multicolored LED that can be hacked or might be a single color. we don’t know yet, I actually have that same question along with speaker quality and volume.

Anonymous

I read that it is an RGB indicator. For what it’s worth…

http://www.facebook.com/malloyd20 Matthew David Lloyd

Samsung Janel just posted this: “Samsung Janel My mistake, no U.S. carrier has been determined yet. Stay tuned for updates.”
I don’t think they liked her giving out that info just yet

Mr_Snrub

Samsung Janel is where to go for getting your toothpaste back in the tube.

Anonymous

Probably not since the Moto DROID Razr was just announced, the NEXUS is the biggest deal out of the 3 superphones coming (RAZR, Rezound and G-Nex)

To announce availability so close to that announcement would hurt the products existence, it would canabalize pre-order sales next week. Probably why panda said there aren’t going to be any preorders available for the G-Nexus either

Ytram

They just posted this: “Samsung Janel My mistake, no U.S. carrier has been determined yet. Stay tuned for updates”

Ytram

But just to further theorize: it’s most likely common knowledge within Samsung, they’re just not supposed to tell anyone yet.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6LY5JVZCJUXXU5LWZUG2GSE2OI Joshua C

Verizon, I’ll believe it when it is sitting on store shelves. Verizon has a well deserved reputation of crap phones on expensive service. Only reason I am with them is because they actually service the boonies I frequent.

Mr_Snrub

When Verizon launches this phone and launches this phone first there will still be those who will claim it’s not coming to Verizon, because, well, that’s what those Razr fanboys do.

http://twitter.com/_beardly Parker Yates

Haha, I’m friends with Matt Lloyd. What a weird surprise when pulling up Droid-Life today.

Anonymous

You know when you think about it, the other three major carries just got the GSII, why would Samsung make the Galaxy Nexus available to the them so soon, it would more or less kill the sales of the GSII, I mean you really don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure that one out. Not to mention when one think of LTE Verizon is the first that should come to mind.

But anyway, my daughter will be getting my Droid Bionic, I Luv it, but I’m In Luv with the Galaxy Nexus

Anonymous

What I would like to know is if this isn’t a VZW exclusive phone and the other carriers are also getting this device why would VZW pass up on the galaxy sii? Instead of getting both devices like the rear of the carriers?

Anonymous

Verizon probably asked for an LTE radio and were told by Samsung “That is a lot of work but we are working on a phone with one….. Lets talk to Google.” That could explain why they agreed to pass and all signs are pointing to Verizon first……. for a while

Anonymous

Tell Matthew to wait. I waited for the GSII on Verizon for 6 months and it never came. And I’ve been due for an upgrade for 2 years!

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1406945405 Jason Frasier

Thanks for the info, I thought it was going to be a true global phone.

Anonymous

Respond to your notifications.

Don’t be one of THOSE people….

http://twitter.com/JasonRosensweig Jason Rosensweig

Be glad we don’t live in the UK. G-Nex is on pre-order for £514 or $813 US. I’d still pay that though…

So basically by saying “may support” other carriers means they are still negotiating. That’s my take on it.

Anonymous

Mine, too

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1406945405 Jason Frasier

My question is, if I buy one unlocked could I use it on Verizon for a few months then when my contract runs out start using it on another carrier if I so choose? Since it will be LTE and HSPA+.

Anonymous

The same device won’t be both LTE and HSPA+ … there will be LTE and HSPA+ versions released separately.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1406945405 Jason Frasier

Thanks, I was under the impression it was going to be a true global phone with capabilities for both.

http://twitter.com/JasonRosensweig Jason Rosensweig

VZW isn’t stupid. They wouldn’t have passed on the GSII unless something big was coming their way soon after. This…is…it. F*ck yeah!

Anonymous

Passed on the GSII and openly supported Samsung in court. There has to be something in it for VZW other than the “future” of their LTE program.

Anonymous

It’s because Verizon has never supported a Nexus phone before – ever since the original Droid they’ve insisted on Bing and bloat

Anonymous

Droid-Life…when you get this phone and do reviews, can you test GPS locking and data signal? Sasmung has had many problems with radios and gps in the past and I am curious to know if they are fixed with this device. It seems like those tests are left out of reviews sometimes.

Anonymous

samsung will have one of the best GPS they installed Built-In Barometer…

Anonymous

How about T-Mobile. I am considering a cheaper option, and the Galaxy Nexus on HSPA+ will be sweet!

It’s about damn time! prior to the OG Droid, ALL of their phones sucked in comparison. Obviously most of those were Windows phones, so it was picking the least suckiest, but still!

Abc

How does that facebook page suggest November???

http://profiles.google.com/adamtruelove Adam Truelove

*rocking back and forth in a fetal position: “3 more weeks…..3 more weeks……3 more weeks”

viewthis66

nice!!! almost time to my Tbolt up for sale.

Anonymous

Come on Verizon. I can only watch last night event so many times.

Ufcjeff

out of curiousity why wasn’t verizon at the presentation

Anonymous

I would guess because even though Verizon is probably getting it first in the U.S. it will be release world wide for multiple carriers. The event was more geared towards announcing the device/OS to the world not just the U.S.

DroidzFX

I am still not sure about this : /

KevinC

are you still not sure about the moon landing too?

DroidzFX

When did that happen?

CharlesHussell

Is there going to be a 16GB version for $199 and a 32GB version for $299?

It’s hard to tell with all the speculation going around on the net. If anyone can clarify I would appreciate it.

Anonymous

I don’t know if there will be different sizes, but I would really love it. I don’t need 32GB on board storage anymore, so whatever makes it cheaper is fine by me.

Anonymous

ok, who is samsung janel.. i can make a profile named samsung nexus droid and tell you its on vzw. still unofficial to me

Anonymous

Off topic, but does anyone know if this has Gorilla Glass?

Booboolala2000

Sold my D3 and accessories on ebay for $370 just before release i will sell my Droid Charge, go in and buy this off contract and never look back. No more chasing unicorns. At least until it is Motorolas turn at a Nexus. Cheers.

Anonymous

WOO HOO!

Lgreg64

how about is it locked

Anonymous

A nexus phone locked?

Anonymous

Everyone Nexus phone can be unlocked with a couple of simple commands. That’s why this is such a huge deal. Finally, an unlocked phone on Verizon.

Lgreg64

so the phone is locked?

Mctypething

u illiterate bro?

KevinC

it’s no more locked than the nexus 1 or nexus s were

tpags

The question is not whether it is locked, cause they all are. It is whether or not it is encrypted like Motorola devices. And with it being a nexus, I highly doubt it.

Anonymous

Looks like it’s time to return my Bionic to Costco soon. Any word if Costco will be selling this one as well? Does my upgrade eligibility get reinstated when I take the phone back?

Jac_White

Think you’re pretty much hosed. Should have asked the questions up front…..Costco only sells upgrades not out of contract phones. Unless you bought your Bionic in the last 14 days you are locked in to contract and the only thing you would be returning it for to Costco would be a new Bionic.

Anonymous

Costco return policy says “We guarantee your satisfaction on every product we sell with a full refund. The following must be returned within 90 days of purchase for a refund: televisions, projectors, computers, cameras, camcorders, touch screen tablets, MP3 players and cellular phones.”

alpha

That does not include the carrier limit of 30 days (maybe 14 days now?).

For example, if you activate a new contract at the Wireless Advocates kiosk inside a Costco, you are still subject to the limits of the carrier’s contract. If you purchase a new phone, i.e. Bionic from Costco, you have the 30 days within the contract time to return the phone and still be able to cancel the contract without having to pay ETF fees. Same applies to upgrades, after the 30 days, you lose your upgrade eligibility even if you return the phone. Costco holds true to you being able to return the phone since there is no exchange policy at Costco. Costco’s exchange policy is to return an item and buy it again.Wireless Advocates still needs to authorize the return to Costco, at which case, they will let you purchase a new phone as a replacement. Within 30 days, you can pick any phone you want. After 30 days, it gets exchanged with the same phone.

Anonymous

Bummer. Just as well I like my Bionic then. Hope it gets ICS in a timely manner. Damn these blogs giving me gadget envy..

Anonymous

Psst.. Kellex? The question on Facebook, was to find out if Verizon was the ONLY company to get the Nexus. Not if Verizon was going to get it.

Anonymous

And the girl responded with just Verizon and that other carriers may get it at some point…I’m confused. What am I missing?

Mctypething

u confused bro?

DWRayburn

I think he was specifically referring to your quote in the post:

“I’m still trying to decide why anyone was questioning whether or not Verizon was going to get theSamsung Galaxy Nexus.”

Anonymous

^ this

EC8CH

he was probably referring to all the people in the comments questioning the Nexus on Verizon.

This facebook post was just more proof that it is.

Anonymous

Maybe I just misread his post. Took a different spin on it even. Assuming that he was referring to the Facebook post itself and not article replies in general.

Wouldn’t be the first time I was mistaken – certainly wont be my last

Sorry Kellex. It will happen again.

Anonymous

OH SWEET bloody yes!

Kevin Parlee

So is there a “Prime” labeled phone coming out? I’m a little confuse. or was that also referring to the nexus. I really like that Boot Img of android firetruck

Anonymous

Prime was just a code name. Galaxy Nexus is the retail name.

EC8CH

I bet the Google nerds wanted to call it the Prime (which would have been an awesome name), but Sammy’s marketing suits insisted on inserting their Galaxy branding.

Kevin Parlee

Prime was a Kick ass name, I am actually leaning toward moto RAZR. I love the webtop and i cant see how the G-Nex will be unlocked on verizon. OG droid was a fluke but i hope im wrong

EC8CH

there’s no way Google would put a device on Verizon with the name “Nexus” and then compromise the very Essene of that brand… Nexus is coming to Verizon.

guest

Matthew asked if it was coming to any other carriers besides Verizon

Some Random Dude

Nice

http://twitter.com/TonyG916 Tony Garza

all those years of paying a premium for cell phone coverage has finally paid off.

Anonymous

“Nexclusive”, I like it!

Naergoth

why not ask for price and release date for verizon. That’s what we want to know.

jose cardona

Ditto! Since I heard it’s coming in 16 and 32GB versions, is the 32gb gonna cost me $599 on 4yr contract with the Big Red Nazis?

Justin Kos

i hope not, 16gb of storage is dated

CharlesHussell

what do you need more for? You don’t even need to keep music on your phone anymore with the Google Music Cloud. Are you really going to be taking that many pics and vids that can’t be transferred to a PC?

Anonymous

Without an SD card, 16gb is unacceptable.

Kixofmyg0t

But it has NFC! And Ice cream Sandwich! Just hold it to your head and let the NFC be your music!

Because really, what else do you need more than 16 GB for right now? I haven’t broken 16 out of 32 on my Tab 10.1 and that’s with entire movies and seasons of TV shows.

Anonymous

I see what you’re getting at but I don’t look at porn on my phone, even if I did, why would I save it to the phone anyway?

It;s easy to fill up 16gb, especially when you have 1080p recording ability and a high quality still camera. On top of that, applications and games are getting bigger and bigger. It wont be long before there’s a 1gb+ game. I’d imagine something like the GTA3 release will be that size.

Music libraries take up a lot of space if you like lossless or even high bitrate MP3s. You could stream that, but like I said below, all those people without being locked in to unlimited data will be screwed. You know that people who are locked into unlimited data at the moment will be moved to tiered eventually too.

I find it VERY hard to believe that you haven’t used more than 16gb of data on your tablet with complete series and movies on it. The average TV series is around 5-8gb alone if you want it in a decent resolution.

Anonymous

Correct me if I’m wrong, but if all of your music is stored in the cloud, it will use data to listen to it whereas if it’s all stored on your phone it costs nothing. I have unlimited data so it doesn’t affect me, but I could see this as a problem for those who have restricted data usage. They could always use wifi, but that’s not always available.

Anonymous

I can agree with this completely but I think the purpose now is leaning towards cloud backup (instant uploads, google music, etc). So you can have less storage and still have access to quite a bit of data.

Anonymous

With a 2gb cap on people who aren’t locked into unlimited…. sounds awesome.

Anonymous

True. I didn’t think about that. I don’t have data cap yet but it’s only a matter of time. I still wouldn’t go so far to call it unacceptable, maybe just good for some but not all… It would probably be fine for my wife but not me (that type deal).

Billy Bob

if we currently have unlimited from an old OG droid contract and upgrade in say February for the gnex do we keep unlimited?

Turd_Ferguson

yup

Anonymous

Which doesn’t work well with tiered data – especially since the carriers and ISP’s have basically won the Net Neutrality war in the courts

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001458670467 Tyler Cameron

“the cloud” is gonna rape the battery worse than LTE. I have no interest in listening to music outside of local storage.

Nate Surber

I did. They deleted my post.

fish1552

It was posted elsewhere that the contract price was going to be $299. That would put it somewhere at $599 off contract if the pattern is the same as in the past.

Anonymous

Haha.

Suck it.

http://twitter.com/James_C_L James C. L.

They couldn’t possibly sell a 16gb version having no sd card… What is this apple?

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